Playing for Keeps: Theatre for Development (TfD) and Collective Action Público

Abstract

In the midst of international development efforts, a creative approach to development has emerged: Theatre for Development (TfD). TfD takes the form of a theatre workshop that explores obstacles to development and proposes potential solutions to such obstacles. Workshops are designed to incite collective action within the communities they take place in. It is through this collective action that TfD aims to establish development initiatives which improve the standard of living available to partner communities. This thesis analyzes four TfD techniques-cultivation of local relationships, community script drafting, improvisation, and post-show discussions-to determine which techniques are most efficacious in the TfD process. It was found that local relationships and community script drafting are especially effective, while improvisation and post-show discussions might also aid the cultivation of collective action. Additionally, this study identified other factors which influence the efficacy of TfD: repetitive workshops, communal willingness to participate, culture, and additional contextual factors. It is suggested that future research explore the role these factors play in TfD's ability to produce collective action.

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Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………..………..1

Literature Review……………………………………………………………..……...…..….5

Theory………………………………………………………………………….…............…….5

TfD in Practice………………………………………………………………...........….....10

Gaps in Previous Research…………………………………………………………..……18

Theories/Hypotheses……………………………………………………………………..….19 Methods………………………………………………………………………………………....….21

Variables and Measurement………………………………………..….............….21

The Collection of Evidence…………………………………….............……..…...25

Results……………………………………………………………………………..………………..30

Collection One………………………………………………………………................….30

Collection Two: Bond Street Theatre Cases………………...............….…58

Process of Analysis…………………………………………………………...............…74

Conclusion………………………………………………………………….……………..…….…77

General Conclusions………………………………………………………...............…77

Next Steps…………………………………………………………..……….............……..81

References………………………………………………………………………………......….107

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School	Emory College
Department	International Studies
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Political Science, General Theater
Palabra Clave	Theatre for Development Collective Action Communal Engagement Development
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Doner, Richard, Emory University
Committee Members	Phillips, Kristin D, Emory University Wickham, Carrie, Emory University

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